Low-Ohm Current Sense Resistors: Thick Film vs Metal Plate
Current sense resistor selection: thick film vs metal plate compared on TCR, power and tolerance, with real Walsin part numbers and what differs.
September 26, 2026
Current sense resistor selection: thick film vs metal plate compared on TCR, power and tolerance, with real Walsin part numbers and what differs.
Anti surge chip resistor selection: where standard thick film fails, what Walsin’s surge series offer, and real part numbers compared field by field.
How to choose a chip resistor array: convex vs concave terminations, array vs network, element counts and real Walsin part numbers compared field by field.
Thin film vs thick film resistor compared on tolerance, TCR, noise and power, with real Walsin part numbers in the same 1206 case and what differs.
How to choose a varistor: setting max working voltage, sizing peak surge current and picking disc diameter, with real Walsin MOV part numbers compared.
Multilayer vs wirewound inductor compared on Q, SRF, DC resistance and current, with real Walsin part numbers and what the parametric data omits.
Walsin RF balun, filter, coupler and multiplexer parts compared with real part numbers, frequencies and insertion loss from the 457-part RF catalogue.
Choose a 2.4 GHz chip antenna on ground plane, keep-out, height and VSWR. Real Walsin part numbers compared field by field, with PCB and FPC alternatives.
A field-by-field method for MLCC cross-reference: size, dielectric, capacitance, tolerance, voltage, L, W, T and termination. No equivalents, only matches.
What Venatech holds in Hong Kong from the Walsin catalogue: 1,126 stocked part lines across MLCC, chip resistor, safety capacitor and inductor.